Les Films Pelléas

How I Celebrated the End of the World

Bucharest 1989 – the last year of Ceausescu's dictatorship. Eva, 17, lives with her parents with her 7-year-old brother, Lalalilu. Eva is very beautiful. In love for the first time, she discovers the tugs of adolescence and the complexity of adult life. Eva has a secret dream that only her brother knows: to flee Romania and travel around the world. Lalalilu is desperate that his sister might leave him. With his two best friends, Tarzan and Silvica, he hatches a plan to kill the dictator, so that Eva can stay and live in a free country.

Release date30 août 2006Duration 1h45CastDorotheea Petre, Timotei Duma, Marius Stan, Marian Stoica, Ionut Becheru

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Nomination & Awards

Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard Selection

Toronto International Film Festival - Official Selection

Berlinale - Generation Selection

Melbourne International Film Festival - Selected French Films

São Paulo International Film Festival - Official International Selection

Göteborg International Film Festival - Feature Film Selection

Hong Kong International Film Festival - Official Selection

Credits

cast list
Eva
Dorotheea Petre
Lalalilu
Timotei Duma
Tarzan
Marius Stan
Silvica
Marian Stoica
Vomica (Alexandru)
Ionut Becheru
Andrei
Cristian Vararu
Eva's father
Mircea Diaconu
Eva's mother
Carmen Ungureanu
Ceausica (Vomica's father)
Grigore Gonta
Nea Titi
Nicole Praida
Nea Florica
Jean Constantin
technical list
Director
Catalin Mitulescu
Script and dialogues
Andreea Valean
Catalin Mitulescu
Producers (Romania)
Catalin Mitulescu
Daniel Mitulescu
In-Ah Lee
Producers (France)
Philippe Martin
David Thion
Associate producers
Raffaele Donato
Andreea Valean
Martin Scorcese
Wim Wenders
Image
Marius Panduru
Editing
Cristina Ionescu
Sound
Yves-Marie Omnes
Stéphane Thiébaut
Original music
Alexander Balanescu
Sets
Daniel Raduta
partners
Produced by
Strada Film (Romania)
Les Films Pelléas (France)
With the support of
Eurimages
Centrului National al Cinematgrafiei România
With the participation of
Sundance
NHK International Filmaker's Award
Canal +
In association with
Uni Etoile 3
Cofimage 17
sofica Soficinéma 2
Briarcliff Films
Acht Frankfurt
Distribution
Pyramide
International sales
Pyramide International

Filmography

2019
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2016
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2011
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2006
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